At twelve years old, Tracy Cochran sat in the back of a police car, pulled from the only home she knew. What followed was a childhood marked by abuse, loss, and a search for belonging that carried into her adult relationships and her own family. Deeply Known is the story of how a woman who spent decades believing she was forgotten came to discover a Father who never stopped pursuing her. Through foster care, heartbreak, cross-country moves made on faith alone, and a final visit to her parents' grave, Tracy traces the path from survival to healing to a full-circle homecoming. This is a story for anyone who has ever wondered if they were seen.


In this powerful memoir, Tracy Cochran opens the door to a story she carried in silence for decades — childhood abuse, abandonment, a marriage that cost her her voice, and a lifelong search for the belonging she never had. But this isn't only a story of what was lost. It's the story of a father who never stopped pursuing her, even in the years she didn't know He was there.
Through raw honesty, unforgettable moments, and a faith that meets her in the wreckage, you'll walk with Tracy as she:
names the abuse and silence she survived as a child
breaks free from a pattern of running from love and running from herself
learns to hear God's voice and obey it, even when it makes no sense to anyone else
confronts her parents' failures and chooses forgiveness without excusing what happened
stands at her parents' grave and speaks a blessing over the generations that come after her
This is a story for anyone who has ever wondered if their past disqualifies them from their future.
"Both stunned and deeply moved"
"I was both stunned and deeply moved as I read her memoir... God did not give up on Tracy as she fumbled towards Him, and He will not give up on you."
— David Lindsay, Mentor, Pastor

"You will see what happens when [a woman] discovers that she is deeply known "
"You will see what happens when a woman learns that she is not forgotten, not rejected, and not defined by what happened to her. You will see what happens when she discovers that she is deeply known — and deeply loved."
— Cary Keener

This memoir includes real experiences from Tracy's life, including childhood sexual abuse, physical abuse, domestic violence, and emotional trauma within family relationships. Some scenes are described with enough detail to convey their impact, though never gratuitously. These are not easy pages, and they may be difficult for readers who have lived through similar experiences.
This is also a story of survival, healing, and forgiveness. The hard chapters are part of a larger story of redemption.
If you are in an unsafe situation, or if reading about abuse brings up difficult feelings, support is available. In the United States: National Sexual Assault Hotline, 1-800-656-4673. National Domestic Violence Hotline, 1-800-799-7233. Both offer confidential support, day or night.

Tracy Cochran is a writer, storyteller, and woman of faith whose life and work center on the transforming power of God's love, identity, and redemption.
For much of her life, Tracy carried the effects of childhood trauma, abandonment, loss, and broken relationships — wounds that shaped how she understood herself, love, and belonging. Her journey through those experiences became an unexpected path toward discovering the Father's heart and learning to live from an identity rooted not in what happened to her, but in who God says she is.
Her story has taken her across seasons and places — from California to the Midwest and Tennessee — each bringing its own lessons of leaving, planting, grieving, growing, and beginning again.
Tracy writes for those who have ever felt unseen, forgotten, rejected, or defined by their past. Deeply Known is her debut memoir. Through her writing and storytelling, she hopes to remind others that their past may be part of their story, but it does not have to be the author of their future.
You are not what happened to you. You are who God says you are. And you are deeply known.
FAQs
Deeply Known is Tracy Cochran's memoir tracing her journey from a childhood marked by abuse and abandonment to healing, faith, and a restored sense of identity. It follows her through foster care, a difficult marriage, a cross-country move made on faith alone, and ultimately a final visit to her parents' grave where she speaks a blessing over the generations that come after her.
Yes. Tracy's story is told through the lens of her Christian faith, and the book traces how she came to understand God's presence even in the parts of her life that felt most abandoned. Readers of any background are welcome, but the framework of healing in this book is rooted in Scripture and a relationship with God.
Deeply Known is for anyone who has ever felt unseen, forgotten, rejected, or defined by their past — especially readers who have experienced childhood trauma, family dysfunction, or the long aftermath of abuse, and are looking for a story of hope rather than only survival.
Yes. Deeply Known includes real experiences from Tracy's life, including childhood sexual abuse, physical abuse, domestic violence, and emotional trauma within family relationships. Some scenes are described with enough detail to convey their impact, though never gratuitously. This is also a story of survival, healing, and forgiveness — the hard chapters are part of a larger story of redemption.
Yes. If you are in an unsafe situation, or if reading about abuse brings up difficult feelings, support is available. In the United States, you can reach the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673, or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. Both offer confidential support, day or night.
Deeply Known is available in paperback, hardback, and ebook.
Rose & Pearl Publishing offers bulk orders for church groups and small groups interested in walking through the book together. Contact us at [email protected] for more information.
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